What is a Georgia Good Standing Certificate (Georgia Certificate of Existence)?

In Georgia a Good Standing Certificate is called a Certificate of Existence.
A Georgia Certificate of Existence is issued by the Georgia Secretary of State and is often required for loans, to renew business licenses,
or for tax or other business purposes in the state of Georgia or in any other state.
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A Georgia Good Standing Certificate (,Georgia Certificate of Existence) is issued by the Georgia
Secretary of State and is often required for
loans, to renew business licenses, or for tax or other business purposes in the state of Georgia or in any other state.

A Georgia Certificate of Good Standing is evidence that your Georgia business franchise - your Georgia
Corporation or Georgia LLC or Georgia LP -
is in Existence, is authorized to transact business in the state of Georgia, and complies with all state of Georgia business requirements
and therefore is in "Good Standing" in the state of Georgia.

Also known as a Georgia Certificate of Existence, a Georgia Certificate of Status or a Georgia
Certificate of Authority, the Georgia
Good Standing Certificate is a one page document which looks like a letter and bears the seal of the state of Georgia Secretary of State.
A Georgia Good Standing Certificate is provided
by the Georgia Secretary of State and is conclusive evidence of the existence of your Georgia business franchise - your Georgia
Corporation or Georgia LLC or Georgia LP. In most cases a Georgia Certificate of Good Standing can be valid up to year depending on
the requirements of the Georgia Good Standing Certificate requester.

To obtain a Georgia Certificate of Existence, your company must be registered as a
legal entity with the Georgia Secretary of State, i.e., your company is in existence in the state of Georgia, and cannot be
in default of Georgia corporate rules, or suspended by the state of Georgia.
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What are the Requirements to obtain a Georgia Good Standing Certificate?

The Georgia company must be registered as a legal entity with the Georgia Secretary of State
(GA Corporation, GA LP or GA LLC).

The Georgia company cannot be in default or suspended as defined by the laws of the state of Georgia.

The Georgia company must have filed all reports required by the Georgia Secretary of State or any
other state of Georgia agency.

What does a Georgia Good Standing Certificate look like?

A Georgia Certificate of Existence is a one page document which looks like a letter and bears
the seal and signature of the state of Georgia Secretary of State.

A Georgia Certificate of Existence is a one page document which looks like a letter and bears
the seal and signature of the state of Georgia Secretary of State.

Example of a Georgia Certificate of Existence.

GA Certificate of Existence for Foreign Qualification in state other than Georgia

A Corporation, LP or LLC that is registered in the state of Georgia may require a Georgia Good Standing Certificate (Georgia Certificate of Existence) to qualify as a
"Foreign Corporation" in a state other than Georgia.
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A Corporation, LP or LLC that is registered in the state of Georgia may require a Georgia Good Standing Certificate (Georgia Certificate of Existence) to qualify as a
"Foreign Corporation" in a state other than Georgia.
A Foreign Corporation is a Corporation that is registered with a state agency, usually the Secretary of State, in one state and has the Authority to do business in another state.
For example, a Corporation registered in the state of California that plans to do business in the state of Georgia is a "Foreign Corporation"
in the state of Georgia.

Most states, including Georgia, require you to register as a Foreign Corporation with a state agency, usually the Secretary of State,
in order to do business in their state.
In order to register as a Foreign Corporation in any state you must provide evidence that you are registered and are in
Good Standing in another state as a Domestic Corporation or LLC.
This evidence is a Certificate of Good Standing (Certificate of Existence/Certificate of Authority) from the state in which your
Corporation, LP or LLC was originally formed.

A Georgia Good Standing Certificate is proof of Good Standing from the Georgia Secretary of State.

All Business Documents provides full Foreign Qualification services in the state of Georgia as well as any other state.

What happens if a Georgia business is not in Good Standing?

The most common reason we find for a Georgia company not to be in Good Standing is that a required Georgia
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The most common reason we find for a Georgia company not to be in Good Standing is that a required Georgia
Annual Registration has not been not filed on time.

Each Georgia Corporation must file an Annual Registration with the GA Secretary of State EACH year.

The Georgia Corporation Annual Registration is due at the GA Secretary of State EACH year between January 1 and April 1.

Each Georgia LLC must file an Annual Registration with the GA Secretary of State EACH year.

The Georgia LLC Annual Registration is due at the GA Secretary of State EACH year between January 1 and April 1.

If you fail to file a Georgia Annual Registration on time you eventually will fall out of Good Standing and your GA business
could be Administratively Dissolved by the Georgia Secretary of State. If your Georgia Company is Administratively Dissolved
it is illegal for you to conduct business in the state of Georgia or any other state. In order to get back into Good Standing
you will also have to pay for any delinquent Georgia Annual Registration and pay a Reinstatement Fee.

The name of an Administratively Dissolved Georgia Corporation is reserved for a period of 5 years after the date of Administrative Dissolution or until the Georgia Corporation is Reinstated by the Georgia Secretary of State, whichever is sooner.

A Georgia Corporation company name becomes available for anyone to use when the Georgia Corporation is voluntarily Dissolved.
There are no LLC company name protections in Georgia once a Georgia LLC has been voluntarily Dissolved.

The cost to Reinstate a Georgia Company depends on the exactly why the GA Corporation or LLC is not in Good Standing.
In some cases the fees for Reinstatement of a Georgia Company may be more expensive that those for dissolving
a Georgia business and then creating a new Georgia company.

Can I get a Georgia Certificate of Good Standing for a GA Sole Proprietorship or GA DBA?

A Georgia Good Standing Certificate (Georgia Certificate of Existence) is
issued by the Georgia Secretary of State for business entities that have registered with the state of Georgia.
A Sole Proprietorship or DBA is not normally registered with the Georgia Secretary of State so a
Georgia Certificate of Good Standing cannot be issued for them.
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A Georgia Good Standing Certificate (Georgia Certificate of Existence) is
issued by the Georgia Secretary of State for business entities that have registered with the state of Georgia.
A Sole Proprietorship or DBA is not normally registered with the Georgia Secretary of State so a
Georgia Certificate of Good Standing cannot be issued for them.

If you own a Georgia (GA) business and have not registered as a Corporation, LLC, LP or other legal entity
with the Georgia Secretary of State,
then you are a Sole Proprietor by default.
Nothing needs to be filed with the Georgia Secretary of State to create a Sole Proprietorship.
If you plan to use a name different from your first and last name then you would register in the Georgia county in which you do business
with your first and last name "Doing Business As" (DBA) the name of your business (for example: Sue Smith, DBA Sue's Georgia Business).
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Other names for a Georgia Certificate of Good Standing

In Georgia a Good Standing Certificate is called a Certificate of Existence.

A Georgia Certificate of Existence may be referred to by another name.

Does a Georgia Good Standing Certificate include the Incorporation Date?

Yes.
A Georgia Good Standing Certificate includes the Date of Incorporation for a Georgia Corporation
or the Date of Organization for a Georgia LLC.

How long does it take to get a Georgia Certificate of Good Standing?

If you place your order for a Georgia Good Standing Certificate before 1 PM Georgia time we can get your Georgia Good Standing Certificate as fast as 2-3 hours.
We will send you a scanned copy of your Georgia Good Standing Certificate by email and put a paper copy of your Certificate in the mail as soon as we
get it from the GA Secretary of State.

The Georgia Secretary of State reserves the right to extend expedite periods in time of extreme volume, staff shortage or equipment
malfunction.
We are dependent on, and have no control over, the staff and systems of the Georgia Secretary of State.
In our experience the time specified is the time it usually takes the Georgia Secretary of State to process Good Standing Certificate orders.
We get your Georgia Good Standing Certificate request to the Secretary of State ASAP.
Once it is at the state we have no control over the Georgia Good Standing Certificate process.

How long is a Georgia Certificate of Good Standing valid?

A valid exipration date is not written on a Georgia Good Standing Certificate (Georgia Certificate of Existence).
The validity of a Georgia Certificate of Good Standing is usually determined by the intended recipient of the Georgia Good
Standing Certificate.
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A valid exipration date is not written on a Georgia Good Standing Certificate (Georgia Certificate of Existence).
The validity of a Georgia Certificate of Good Standing is usually determined by the intended recipient of the Georgia Good
Standing Certificate.

Some institutions may request that a Georgia Good Standing Certificate be less than a certain number of days old.
Generally the information included on a Georgia Certificate of Good Standing is implied to be valid for 60-90 days but it really
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Georgia Good Standing Certificate Verification Number

Each Georgia Good Standing Certificate comes with a Control Number.
A Georgia Certificate of Good Standing may be verified using the Control Number on the Georgia Secretary of State
web site.

We can email you a copy of your Georgia Good Standing Certificate the same day, usually within 2-3 hours after we get your order.
If the recipient of your Georgia Certificate of Good Standing requires official validation, they can go to the Georgia Secretary of State web site for
quick verification.
The web address to verify a Georgia Certificate of Good Standing on the Georgia Secretary of State web site is printed on
each Georgia Good Standing Certificate.

Georgia Tax Status Compliance Certificate

If you need to verify that all outstanding tax liabilities for a Georgia Corporation or Georgia LLC have been paid then you need
a Georgia Tax Status Compliance Certificate.

In Georgia a Tax Status Compliance Certificate is called a Tax Clearance Letter.
A Georgia Tax Clearance Letter is issued by the Georgia Department of Revenue and is sometimes called
a Georgia Tax Clearance Certificate or a Georgia Entity Status Letter or a Georgia Certificate of Account Status .

*2-3 hour service for filings before 1 PM Georgia (GA) time (excludes weekends and holidays). Priority price includes scanned and emailed copy of Georgia Good Standing Certificate and regular USPS delivery.

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USPS Express Mail - $25

Scanned email copy - $10

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other purposes than this individual Georgia (GA) Good Standing Certificate order. We will never provide your personal or credit card information to any
person, group or third parties. We delete your credit card information from our system when your Georgia (GA) Good Standing Certificate order is completed.

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CANCELLATION POLICY

All Georgia (GA) Good Standing Certificate orders are refundable before payment is issued to the state of Georgia , minus a $25 cancellation fee,
and less any expenses incurred in processing your order. After payment has been delivered to the state of Georgia we cannot accept any cancellations
or any changes to your Georgia (GA) Good Standing Certificate order. Generally, payments are made to the state of Georgia (GA) within 24 hours of receipt of your
Georgia (GA) Good Standing Certificate order. To check the status of your Georgia (GA) Certificate of Existence order, make changes, or ask any questions, call us.

NEXT DAY/SAME DAY PROCESSING POLICY

Next day or same day Georgia (GA) Good Standing Certificate orders must be received by 1PM Georgia time.
For Good Standing Certificate orders submitted after 1PM Georgia time we will make every effort to get the Georgia (GA) Good Standing
Certificate the next or same day but we cannot guarantee the processing time.
For Georgia (GA) Good Standing Certificate orders submitted after 1PM Georgia time the processing time clock starts the next business day.
Next day and same day service includes a scanned emailed copy of the Georgia (GA) Good Standing Certificate the next or same day.
A paper copy of the Georgia (GA) Good Standing Certificate will be mailed to you the same day that we receive the Georgia (GA) Good Standing Certificate from the state of Georgia.
We cannot fully guarantee processing times as those are dependent on the staff of the Georgia Secretary of State.
If you pay for next or same day service and we do not send a scanned copy of the Georgia (GA) Good Standing Certificate as advertised, we will refund any expedited fees that
you have paid.

*2-3 hour service for filings before 1 PM Georgia (GA) time (excludes weekends and holidays). Priority price includes scanned and emailed copy of Georgia Good Standing Certificate and regular USPS delivery.

OUR ADVANTAGE

We get your Georgia Good Standing Certificate from the GA Secretary of State in the quickest possible way.

We guarantee our work. If you're not satisfied with our Georgia Good Standing Certificate services we will refund 100% of your processing fees.

Over the years we've gotten thousands of Good Standing Certificates from all states.
We know what to do and how to do it.

We've been helping businesses form new Corporations and LLCs - and keep those businesses in Good Standing -
for over ten years. Our A+ BBB rating speaks for itself!